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The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Education is preparing to host the 11th edition of the International Conference on Geographic Information Systems (Geo Advances), scheduled to be held in September 2026 in Salalah in Dhofar Governorate. This annual conference is an international platform that brings together a select group of researchers, academics, and specialists in geospatial technologies from around the world, with the aim of promoting research and exchanging expertise and knowledge. The selection of the Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of ...

The Ministry of Education, in coordination with the Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-up Unit, organized a workshop titled: Integrating the Efforts of Government Institutions Relevant to Preparing Omani Teachers. The workshop brings together a select group of academics, educators, and specialists from a number of government units and institutions. Participating in this workshop are the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Innovation, the Ministry of Labor, the State Audit and Administrative Authority, Sultan Qaboos University, and the ...

The Career Guidance and Student Counseling Center at the Ministry of Education launched the (Guidance Oasis) platform: the first technical professional community concerned with discussing topics of psychological and social counseling in the educational field, with the participation of about (90) supervisors of psychological and social counseling from various educational directorates in the governorates of the Sultanate of Oman. The platform aims to provide a unified professional space for discussing psychological and social topics and issues in the school environment, presenting school ...

The Ministry of Education, Ministry of and Health, and Al Jisr Charitable Foundation signed a cooperation agreement to support the Health Promoting Schools Initiative at Al Jisr Charitable Foundation's headquarters in Muscat. The agreement aims to provide a safe and health-promoting educational environment for schools, enabling students to enhance their academic achievement, acquire necessary life skills, and integrate into society. The agreement was signed on behalf of the Ministry of Education by HE Prof. Dr. Abdullah bin Khamis Ambosaidi, Undersecretary for Education; on behalf of ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Information Technology is organizing a training program on advanced technical solutions in the world of networks using TP-Link devices, in cooperation with Nesma Communications and TP-Link International. The program targets network engineers from various education directorates across the governorates. This program is part of the Ministry's efforts to adopt the latest technological solutions in the infrastructure of educational institutions, enhancing performance efficiency and keeping pace with technological ...

The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Education, received (3) international awards for its participation with (3) teams from government schools in the 36th International Exhibition of Invention, Innovation and Technology 2025, which was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in May 2025. Student Ayoub Al Akhzami from Al Harith bin Khalid School in Muscat Governorate won first place (gold medal) for his participation in Information and Communication Technology and Multimedia, under the supervision of teacher Hilal Al Maadi. Students Tamim Al Maamari and Omar Al Barmani from Naeem ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Curriculum Development organized a ceremony to distribute diplomas for the German language (DEUTSCH IN FIT) and the French language (DELF) to students at schools implementing the bilingual teaching project. The ceremony was held under the patronage of HE Jokha bint Abdullah Al Shukaili, CEO of the Oman Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education Authority, in presence of  HE Dr. Dirk Lücke, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Sultanate of Oman, Luciano Rispoli, Acting Directors of ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Omani National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, and Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company (Ooredoo), under the patronage of HE Majid bin Said Al Bahri, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education for Administrative and Financial Affairs, launched the first phase of the Mobile Puppet Theater Project to promote sustainable development concepts in early childhood at Azzan Bin Qais International School - Al Khuwair. This project targeted 20 early childhood education schools in the Muscat Governorate, with the aim of instilling ...

The national workshop "The International Fund for Cultural Diversity: Its Nature and Registration Mechanism" kicked off start under the patronage of HE Habib bin Mohammed Al Riyami, Chairman of Sultan Qaboos Higher Centre for Culture and Science, and organized by the Omani National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, the International Fund for Cultural Diversity working group, and the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), at Novotel Hotel. The two-day workshop, presented by Dr. Wafaa Belqasem, CEO of the Cultural Funding Observatory of ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Office of the Undersecretary for Education, in cooperation with the Arab Center for Educational Research for the Gulf States, is implementing a three-day training workshop on blended learning at the Movenpick Hotel. The workshop targets twenty specialists in curriculum and educational supervision from member states of the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States. Hamad Al-Sarhani, Advisor to the Minister of Education for Educational Administration, delivered the Ministry's speech. He said, "We live in an era of accelerating digital ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Office of the Undersecretary for Education, in cooperation with the Professional Licensing Office for Teachers and the Arab Center for Educational Training for the Gulf States, organized a training program entitled "Managing Professional Licensing Operations for Teachers," which continues until May 29. The opening ceremony was patronized by Dr. Suleiman Al-Jamudi, Director-General of the Directorate-General of Curriculum Development and a member of the Center's Board of Trustees, and attended by Dr. Mohammed Al-Amir, Head of ...

The Sultanate of Oman participated with the world in celebrating the World Cultural Diversity Day for Dialogue and Development, which falls on (21) of May each year, with the aim of introducing the world’s cultures and their richness and highlighting the essential role of dialogue between cultures in achieving peace and sustainable development. Cultural diversity is defined by the Convention on the Protection, Promotion and Diversity of Cultural Expressions as "the multiplicity of forms in which communities and societies express their cultures and transmit them within and among ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Curriculum Development, in cooperation with BP Oman, celebrated the launch of the first phase of the Omani Curriculum Digitization Project. The event was held under the patronage of HE Eng. Said bin Hamoud Al Maawali, Minister of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology, and in the presence of HE Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed Al Shaibaniyah, Minister of Education, a number of Their Excellencies, Directors-General, and specialists from the Ministry’s General Diwan and the educational directorates in the ...

The Ministry of Education, represented by the Directorate-General of Information Technology, in cooperation with CyberTek Company, conducted a workshop on "Electronic Information Security." The workshop targeted twenty employees from the directorate and was took place at the technical laboratory in the Ministry's General Diwan. The workshop was presented by Ahmed Al Busaidi, a cybersecurity engineer at the company. It covered several topics, including an introduction to the company, an overview of cybersecurity, an explanation of the hacking lifecycle, how to access systems, ...

HE Dr. Madiha bint Ahmed Al-Shaibaniyah, Minister of Education, headed the Sultanate of Oman's delegation to the Ninth Meeting of GCC Ministers of Education, held today in Kuwait. The meeting discussed several topics aimed at enhancing cooperation and integration between the ministries of education in the GCC countries. The meeting reviewed the Gulf Strategy for Combating Drugs (2025-2028), which includes several proposals aimed at developing educational and training programs in this field. The meeting also discussed developing the work of the Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf ...